Luke 12:13-21 - The Parable Of The Rich Landowner Who Was A Fool

¹³ Then someone from the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me."

¹⁴ But Jesus said to him, "Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator between you two?" ¹⁵ Then he said to them, "Watch out and guard yourself from all types of greed, because one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."

¹⁶ He then told them a parable: "The land of a certain rich man produced an abundant crop, ¹⁷ so he thought to himself, 'What should I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?' ¹⁸ Then he said, 'I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. ¹⁹ And I will say to myself, "You have plenty of goods stored up for many years; relax, eat, drink, celebrate!"'

²⁰ But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded back from you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?'

²¹ So it is with the one who stores up riches for himself, but is not rich toward God."